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Originally Posted by MY99
Valentine boys - have any of you tested the V1 against a multanova in wide ka band mode?? (ie ka narrow band off)
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Sorry to bring up an old post, but I thought it better than start a new thread.
For those interested in the question above, I did some tests (surprise surprise...yawn....I have to buy my gf flowers each time now cause she is so sick of driving back and forth past Multanovas why I film) on the V1 with Euro mode off, as well as the best position for it...enjoy.
I did some tests with Euro mode off, and even mounted normally, the range was pretty good:
Euro off, normal mounting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euCGV4B8AsA
1st run: 395 meters
2nd run: 402 meters
Average: 398 meters
Euro off, vertical mount
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y-FSVWfSso
1st run: 417 meters
2nd run: 440 meters
Average: 428 meters
Euro ON, normal mounting
(previous day, same road)
1st run: 443 meters
2nd run: 451 meters
Average: 447 meters
Also for those interested in where is the best
place to mount your radar detector:
V1 Euro OFF, mounting in front grill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYpoLsAGXZI
1st run: 381 meters
2nd run: 394 meters
3rd run: 264 meters
4th run: 260 meters
Average: 324 meters
V1 Euro OFF, mounting low on windscreen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Icg5ldXIE
1st run: 383 meters
2nd run: 385 meters
3rd run: 375 meters
Average: 381 meters
V1 Euro OFF, mounting on sun visor (high)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyXg9tkkJws
1st run: 201 meters
2nd run: 203 meters
3rd run: 204 meters
4th run: (mounted high on windscreen just below tint strip):
255 meters
Summary:
Euro mode ON does increase the detection range, but having Euro mode OFF still gives more than adequate warning. Mounting your V1 vertically when Euro mode is off, gives only a tad less range than mounting normally with Euro mode ON.
Mounting low on your windscreen seems to give the longest warnings. Although mounting in the grill gave two equally long warnings, there were also two warnings that were approx 30% less when mounted in the front grill. Perhaps this is because at that height, other cars have more impact on blocking the radar signal from the camera??